Sure, Los Angeles and New England are in MLS Cup and I should spend some time breaking down the game. I'm sure I will. But that's not really why I started this blog in the first place.

Let's look at a thought: how to build attendance at games and interest in the league in the U.S. There are two common thoughts which we've discussed here: build through team loyalty or through interest in league operations.

In the police report, witnesses claimed Thomas and Keathley were having sex with each other in a stall when other patrons grew angry that the two were taking so long in the bathroom.

Another woman waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the two, and Thomas hit that person in the face, according to details of the report posted on TampaBay10.com, the CBS TV affiliate's Web site.

I didn't realize that was even possible but there was so much traffic to Panthers.com this morning that the site crashed. It's on the front page of ESPN.com.